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U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Intelligence School Marine Detachment, participate in a historical uniform pageant during the Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic (FMFLANT), Marine Forces Command (MARFORCOM), Marine Forces Northern Command (MARFOR NORTHCOM) 247th Marine Corps Birthday Ball hosted at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, Norfolk, Va., Nov. 2, 2022. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the service members of FMFLANT, MARFORCOM, MARFOR NORTHCOM have not celebrated the Marine Corps Birthday Ball since 2019. The birthday ball is a celebration of Marine Corps tradition and the legacy across generations from the past to the future of the warfighting organization. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Angel Alvarado)
221102-M-AR474-1158.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Angel Alvarado

Nov 9, 2022
NORFOLK, Virginia - U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Intelligence School Marine Detachment, participate in a historical uniform pageant during the Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic (FMFLANT), Marine Forces Command (MARFORCOM), Marine Forces Northern Command (MARFOR NORTHCOM) 247th Marine Corps Birthday Ball hosted at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, Norfolk, Va., Nov. 2, 2022. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the service members of FMFLANT, MARFORCOM, MARFOR NORTHCOM have not celebrated the Marine Corps Birthday Ball since 2019. The birthday ball is a celebration of Marine Corps tradition and the legacy across generations from the past to the future of the warfighting organization. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Angel Alvarado)


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